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Mercat Cross

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Getting here

55.15047, -2.99820

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Polla-Anna's — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Polla-Anna's — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Grey Heron +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Grey Heron +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Aloe Haircap, Common Smoothcap +112 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Aloe Haircap, Common Smoothcap +112 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,368 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,368 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

spring

2026

Dipper · Jackdaw · Mallard · House Martin · Carrion Crow +45

DipperCinclus cinclus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Rhingia campestris +1

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,368 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

spring

2026

Dipper · Jackdaw · Mallard · House Martin · Carrion Crow +45

DipperCinclus cinclus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Eristalis pertinax · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Rhingia campestris +1

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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🌱KilngreenUrban park400 m→⛪Langholm Parish ChurchReligious grounds300 m→🌱Kiln GreenUrban park400 m→✦Langholm CastleHistoric site600 m→✦Malcolm MonumentHistoric site1.5 km→⛳Langholm Golf ClubGolf course500 m→

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